“Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan said the week before that ‘they didn’t throw anything at us’ and JT (Thurston) just said they tossed up nothing – it’s not good signs for the Dragons.”

Nothing went right for the Dragons.

They did dig in defensively in the first half, only to have North Queensland open the scoring with a contentious Gavin Cooper try in the 25th minute.

The backrower initially appeared to have been held up only for the bunker to overrule the on-field official’s “no try” call and deem Cooper had ground the ball, despite replays indicating he had done so after the tackle’s momentum had stopped.

“It got plenty of views from the bunker, but we don’t seem to get our fair share of them,” McGregor said.

And it may get worse for the Dragons.

They will be hosted by a red hot Brisbane on Thursday night before travelling to surprise packet the Gold Coast on April 16.

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